What a beautiful little shop, down a cobbled street in the lovely town of Leek. This place is the…read moreperfect venue to buy cute gifts and knick knacks for anybody from 1 to 101. I have to mention the owner in this review, she is super duper sweet, and on my few visits, she is very helpful and smiley. This place not only is a lovely shop, but it also holds regular crafty workshops, from crotchet and knitting to dressmaking. These are all reasonably priced and range from beginners level to expertise. They encourage the ladies (and gents) to drink tea, eat cakes and have a natter whilst doing so. I also believe that Bibelots also has something called crafty matters, which are opportunities for people to meet up and socialise whilst making and creating in the beautiful Bibelots environment. This little shop supports the community and does it in style. I really loved the totally locally feel, and I'll be back as soon as I can.

From the owner: Bibelot is the areas only authorised Cath Kidston stockist - we carry a large range including bags…read moreand accessories, homeware, toiletries, bedding, books, stationery and umbrellas. Alongside Cath Kidston we also stock bags & accessories from Disaster Designs, toys from Maileg and much more! Bibelot are proud to support British designers and manufacturers, we stock a selection of homeware, jewellery and cards including Poppy Treffry, Tatty Devine, Love Boutique and Laura Sherratt Designs to name a few. We also stock a variety of gorgeous locally handmade items. We also have a fantastic haberdashey and craft room upstairs - we stock a large range including yarn, fabric & fat quarters, ribbon, buttons, jewellery findings, books and craft kits from names such as Rico, Rowan, Stylecraft, Tilda etc. We run a range of craft workshops including sewing and crochet, full details can be found on our website.

The Morrisons supermarket at Leek is, in my opinion, the best Morrisons store in the area. It is…read morelarge enough to stock everything you want but small enough to get your shopping done quickly. The aisles are well laid out with plenty of room to manoeuvre in between. Morrisons have some great offers including buy one get one frees and their prices are pretty reasonable. Morrisons in Leek is always clean and although it can get busy at times there are always plenty of staff operating the tills. It is definitely the best Morrisons store to go to in the area for the least stress and hassle in doing your weekly shop.

The Potteries Centre is the main shopping centre in Stoke-On-Trent. It was formerly known as Intu…read morePotteries until the parent company went into administration. The mall feels like it has so much potential, but that potential is wasted. There's such a large number of empty units now, and this is shown in "The Hive" with a row of closed restaurants which look like they've been empty for years - right next to Nando's and the Cineworld cinema. There's also a large amount of space in the mall which seems unused, including the pretty balcony, which just should be bustling. The staff around the mall were friendly, and they did try their best to offer assistance, although their knowledge of the local area could have been better as they struggled to recommend a supermarket nearby where I could buy essentials, including milk, to take back to my hotel. There's a small number of stores located here, nothing too exciting but certainly OK for a smaller city. Ann Summer, HMV, JD Sports New Look, Superdrug, Quiz and WHSmith have locations here, including all of the major mobile phone networks. The mall closes at 6 pm between Monday and Saturday, too, which does feel too early for a city. 2* - It feels that other than the rebrand, the mall hasn't changed for the better in years, and it's just depressing and declining.

It's not bad but for a smaller city, but missing most of the bigger brands you'd expect to see in…read moresomewhere like Westfield or Trafford centre, such as h & m, and berksha. There's a few cafes to eat, which are ok, nothing standoutish. I think the recent addition of The Hive - which has lots of new restaurants and a cinema - will be the start of the potteries getting better. All in all, it's ok for a weekend shop, but if you're looking to splash the cash, head to one of the bigger cities.

Great store, huge sell almost everything, household, pets, diy,textiles, food, boooks and toys…read more Just be carefull the shopping trollys dont go far from the store before they lock down, not funny when your crossing the carpark! Nice staff very helpfull, good prices plently of parking and its only 40p for an hour.

It is full of useful items that you can't find anywhere else in Leek, although the recent changes…read moreto the store layout mean that it is now much more difficult to find what you want! Big range of cosmetics, household items, DIY and good pet and gift sections, but sometimes you will find that the quality of furniture is not too good, so take care if you want your chairs to last! Food is also available, although prices tend to be a bit on the high side - if you only want a few odds and ends, you may find Home Bargains next door can offer it cheaper! Very good returns policy - no quibble about exchanges or refunds. Trollies and baskets available, alhtough the trollies are set up to stop working if you try to take them very far from the store!

Primark is one of the anchor tenants of "The Potterie Shopping Center" having a huge store, just on…read morethe outside part of the store, with connections through escalators into the shopping center. One thing I want to start with, is my shock and reaction in anger and disbelief at how inaccessible the store is for wheelchair users, This is one of The Potteries' flagship stores, and for a wheelchair to have to go all the way around onto the street level and a good 3-4 minute walk is unacceptable for any store, let alone an anchor tenant. I finally got in this store through street level on Lamb Street, this is the main entrance anyway. The entrance through the shopping center is a mess really, it is just a reasonably large empty space with just an escalator, I'm sure they'd make a lot more money and stores do better if they had a lift here, but still some sort of lift or escalator to get into Primark, or just get rid of this entrance completely and make the entrance the one that is through Lamb Street. Primark does have lifts inside with 3 floors, however due to the jumble sale nature, which all near enough looks the same, apart from one floor being mens, womens and children's, it is easy to get in and out of the lifts on the right floor, and walk for a few seconds, until you realize, like I did. The store is filled with cheap clothes, but still is set out like a jumble sale, although seems a little nicer than your Sports Direct style store, although this store still isn't great because of this. For the price and the look, most of the items don't seem to be great quality, but Primark doesn't really seem to be the price for that. I have never visited a Primark in my life, and normally avoid clothes shops and try to limit it when I can, but I still was impressed by some of the deals in this store, my friend picked up a pair of shoes and 5 pairs of socks for £19, which wasn't bad with good deals on socks at 5 pairs for £5, but still due to the situation with entering and leaving the store, being a little discriminatory and made a lot harder, as well as the jumble style nature, I feel this store deserves no more than a two.

Cheap clothes abound, watch out for dodgy stitching on some items though, I've had a couple…read more This store gets packed at the weekend so expect queues at the tills. Also it can end up looking like a jumble sale by the end of the day because of customers dumping clothes where they weren't supposed to be. Get in their early, it's easier that way.

*Apologies to anyone who has previously read this I put Indian instead of Chinese restaurant -…read morethere is only a Chinese restuarant/takeaway called the 'Happy Garden' There have been countless plans to change the precinct into another facility - possibly something useful. Only some of the shops there proove worth going to the rest - can't see how they are making profit. It has recently had a refurbishment but not that you could really tell by the vile 1970s style toilet blocks and falling down apartment above the falling apart pub. There are a few shops such as somerfield, softwalkers and the newsagents, a chippy, subway sandwich shop, an Indian restaurant, betfred, ceramic pottery workshop and a newly opened vets. The car park is ample yet not enough parent and child spaces in comparison to more than enough disabled parking spaces. There has always been naff security on site which you cannot rely on clearing the troublesome chavs who congregate or pathetically have go in subway in groups of 50 just to get a donut Alright if you just need the basics (bread/milk) or a quick sandwich but not much else really. It should have been changed into a much needed up to date leisure centre (one of the suggested development plans years ago)

This place consists of Somerfield Supermarket, a new Aldi, Marten's Newsagents, Ceramic Experience,…read moreSubway, Lloyds chemist, chinese restaurant and West Heath Chip Shop. A handy place to buy a quick bite to eat but is usually run amok by high-school kids at around 3 o'clock and the local pub goers at the Unicorn pub just outside it. The supermarket is alright, not too large and the product choice isn't too extensive. The Aldi has recently been opened to join along with the other one available in Congleton. I personally haven't been in this but if wanting non-known-brand products for a cheap price then this is the place to go. Ceramic Experience is a place for children to design plates/paint ceramic cutlery for special occasions etc. Not a bad way to spend a rainy afternoon. The chinese restaurant is good for a night out eating. The Chip shop is rather dingy but pretty cheap.